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- J. JOGHUM.

, SELF CLOSING FUNNEL. N0. 326,566. 6 Patented Sept. 22, 1885.

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UNITED STATES JOHN JOOHUM, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

SELF-CLOSING FUNNEL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 326,566, dated September 22, 1885,

Application filed May 27, 1895. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN JOOHUM, a citizen of the United States, residing at Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Self-Closing Funnels, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in valved funnels, and the object of my improvement is to simplify their construction and to obviate the necessity of using levers, hinges, pivots, and similar appliances to operate the valve.

I attain this object by the application of a novel combination, as shown in the drawing, which represents across-section of an ordinary funnel, A, to which is firmly attached a rigid bridge, B, having an opening at 0, through which the val ve-stem D freely operates verti cally. Said valve stem is tubular, and extends from its cap E through the entire length of the funnel and through the exterior plugvalve F, adapted to fit the lower orifice of the funnel-tube, and of such a form as to dispense with the necessity of any guide appliances, being self-guiding, and rigidlyattachcd to the valve-stem. Between said bridge and valvestem cap a spring, H, (preferably spiral,) is

inserted in such a manner as to act upon the valve through the valve-stem, holding it tightly against and closing the lower orifice of the funneltube automatically by direct action, so that the liquid contained within the funnel cannot flow until the valve is released by pressure upon the cap, and the instant the liquid attains the desired height within the bottle the pressure upon the cap may be released, when the valve closes itself, and the funnel may be removed to another bottle without any waste and the valve operated at will.

I am aware that prior to myinvention vented and valved funnels have been made. I therefore do not claim such a combination, broadly; but

WVhat I do claim as my invention is- In a funneL'the combination of the hollow valve-stem D, provided at its lower end with conical self-guiding valve Band at its upper end with collar E, with bridge 0, and thespiral spring H, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

JOHN J OOH UM. \Vitnesses:

WALTER T. HUDSON, CHARLES H. WHITE. 

